Congrats :woohoo: As he isn't playing this week I think we must be prepared for this to drop a little in a week or two - but it's still good news :)

Aguante_el_Gato

10-09-2006, 07:06 PM

Good news!!!!! Congrats Juan!! :yeah:

Eugenia

10-09-2006, 08:04 PM

Congratulations Juan! :bigclap:

Choupi

10-09-2006, 08:07 PM

Yes congrats Juan!! :D

16681

10-16-2006, 09:54 PM

As of 10/16/06 the ATP Site shows Juan's ranking is #96 which is up 3 positions :)

Hendu

10-23-2006, 05:33 AM

23/Oct/06

#91 (+5) - 436 pts.

:)

He wants to end the year in the eighties.

16681

10-23-2006, 03:43 PM

23/Oct/06

#91 (+5) - 436 pts.

:)

He wants to end the year in the eighties.
Well he definitely should be able to do that :D

Hendu

10-23-2006, 04:40 PM

This is a quote from the news and articles thread:
Greetings from Basel. Yes - the match will be hard. I do not like Murray but he is an excellent player, and has improved tremendously this year with even an outside chance of qualifying for the TMC. I honestly do not fully expect JMDP to win this match, especially considering the surface which he has no experience on, - but it will be great experience for him, and I hope that by this time next year he will be up there with Murray in the rankings.

It would be great if Del Potro manages to get where Djokovic and Murray are now, by this time next year.

Oh Willy
ME ENCANTO!
I WISH! I WISH
JUAN IS THE BEST PLAYER OF ARGENTINA TO ME AND I WISH HIM THE BEST AND ALWAYS TALK TO MY FRIEND TO PUT ON EYE ON HIM
GREAT WORK BOY!
SILVY

Dragula.mp3

10-29-2006, 07:30 PM

In the match against Gonzalez, i've heard something quite interesting. Don't know if I was hearing right, or Salatino was wrong; but he said something about Del Potro inside the top 80???.

Either way this kid is something serious, the past year he was 1200 and some, and now is inside the top #100.

But now it get's harder and harder, it's difficult to start ricing, but much more to maintain that level

*Ljubica*

10-29-2006, 07:41 PM

In the match against Gonzalez, i've heard something quite interesting. Don't know if I was hearing right, or Salatino was wrong; but he said something about Del Potro inside the top 80???.

Either way this kid is something serious, the past year he was 1200 and some, and now is inside the top #100.

But now it get's harder and harder, it's difficult to start ricing, but much more to maintain that level

Well I know he got 60 points from Basel - so I guess that this is possible - but I don't understand the rankings so well, so I will wait until they publish them tomorrow. I know JMDP's goal was to finish this season inside the Top 80 - so would be great if this is true :)

Hendu

10-29-2006, 08:03 PM

In the match against Gonzalez, i've heard something quite interesting. Don't know if I was hearing right, or Salatino was wrong; but he said something about Del Potro inside the top 80???.

Either way this kid is something serious, the past year he was 1200 and some, and now is inside the top #100.

But now it get's harder and harder, it's difficult to start ricing, but much more to maintain that level

Well, looking at Del Potro's activity last year, he won Montevideo Challenger. But it seems that tournament was played a week after than it is being played this year.
It seems that in this week last year he lost in the first round of Santiago Challenger, so he had nothing to defend.

I really don't know how many positions he would advance, since you have to take into account the results of way too many players. And Salatino may be very experienced, but with the rankings... :unsure:

but I guess it is possible.

I don't know, maybe someone did the math and will tell us... or we could just wait until tomorrow. ;)

lau

10-29-2006, 08:10 PM

And Salatino may be very experienced, but with the rankings... :unsure:

sorry, off topic...
Salatino may be very experienced, but he SUCKS in almost every possible way as a commentator/tennis journalist. :)

Hendu

10-29-2006, 08:21 PM

sorry, off topic...
Salatino may be very experienced, but he SUCKS in almost every possible way as a commentator/sports journalist. :)

as you said, "in almost every possible way as a commentator/sports journalist." :devil:

The good part maybe is that he has been traveling in the ATP Tour since the stone age. He knows a lot of people and provides a good insight on tennis world (especially with the older players). He does have information that other journalists don't have.

ufokart

10-29-2006, 08:27 PM

That's true, Salatino is a huge resource of information, but at the same time he sucks when he's commenting a match :lol:. At least that's what i see when Fox Sports airs a tournament.

lau

10-29-2006, 11:03 PM

as you said, "in almost every possible way as a commentator/sports journalist." :devil:

The good part maybe is that he has been traveling in the ATP Tour since the stone age. He knows a lot of people and provides a good insight on tennis world (especially with the older players). He does have information that other journalists don't have.

Exactly ;) The information he has access to is probably the only good thing about him... But I suspect half of the times he improvises :p And I heard him make the most disgusting snob comments and he can`t make a coherent comment about a player without stereotyping them..., specially the non-southamerican active players. Sometimes I suspect I know more about them than him....:o

The good thing is that he has nothing to defend from now on, so his ranking can only get better.

*Ljubica*

11-06-2006, 01:22 PM

He couldn't defend most of Montevideo's ranking points.

So his ranking this week (6 Nov. 2006) is #91 (-9).

The good thing is that he has nothing to defend from now on, so his ranking can only get better.

Yes - I don't see any problem with that. Positions in the rankings move a lot between about 120 and 80 and he is pretty much assured of Direct Entry into the Australian open next year whatever happens :)

Hendu

11-06-2006, 05:51 PM

Yes - I don't see any problem with that. Positions in the rankings move a lot between about 120 and 80 and he is pretty much assured of Direct Entry into the Australian open next year whatever happens :)

Yes, as long as he is able to enter the big tournaments directly, the ranking at this stage of his career has little importance.

*Ljubica*

11-13-2006, 12:23 PM

Week commencing 13/11/06: Juan Martin's ranking has slipped by two places to Number 93. However he has no more points to defend this year, so should be safe for a Top 100 place at the start of next season.

*Ljubica*

11-20-2006, 07:59 AM

Week commencing 20/11/06: Ranking back up two places to 91 :)

*Ljubica*

01-08-2007, 12:32 PM

Week commencing 08/01/07: Juan Martin has gone up to Number 74 in the rankings :)

Choupi

01-08-2007, 12:39 PM

:woohoo: Sorry....I had to let it out!! ;)

anna10

01-08-2007, 12:45 PM

Or 72nd, if you give him the 10 points from elimination round that were then taken away.:rolleyes:

*Ljubica*

01-17-2007, 08:37 PM

Week commencing 15/01/07: Ranking up one place to Number 73.

*Ljubica*

01-29-2007, 08:59 AM

Very pleased to announce that as of week commencing 29/01/07, JM has reached his highest ever position of 67 :) Congrats!

Thanks for the Stats! Pretty impressive! And don't worry - I never jump to conclusions! :) I'm told JM will lose 30 points over the next 2 weeks as he is not playing any tournamernts, but should only drop down to 75 -no lower!

Hendu

01-31-2007, 07:32 PM

Thanks for the Stats! Pretty impressive! And don't worry - I never jump to conclusions! :) I'm told JM will lose 30 points over the next 2 weeks as he is not playing any tournamernts, but should only drop down to 75 -no lower!

And after this, in the clay season (this is Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Estoril/Munich, Rome, Hamburg, Roland Garros.) he has only 36 points to defend (the equivalent of a quarterfinal in Munich).

And later, in the grass season (Halle/Queens, 's-Hertogenbosch/Nottingham and Wimbledon), he defends only 19 points.

In my opinion, Del Potro will end the year as a Top 30.

*Ljubica*

02-02-2007, 12:57 PM

And after this, in the clay season (this is Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Estoril/Munich, Rome, Hamburg, Roland Garros.) he has only 36 points to defend (the equivalent of a quarterfinal in Munich).

And later, in the grass season (Halle/Queens, 's-Hertogenbosch/Nottingham and Wimbledon), he defends only 19 points.

In my opinion, Del Potro will end the year as a Top 30.

Thanks for all your hard work with the Stats here Willy. I am useless at stuff like that! I do hope JM does try to play Wimbledon and Queens this year - I am not a fan of grass, but they are the only tournaments I can get up and walk too :lol:

Hendu

02-02-2007, 10:34 PM

Thanks for all your hard work with the Stats here Willy. I am useless at stuff like that! I do hope JM does try to play Wimbledon and Queens this year - I am not a fan of grass, but they are the only tournaments I can get up and walk too :lol:

:lol:

You are so lucky being close to all those tournaments!!!

I am not a big fan of grass either, but every player who has aspirations to reach the top should play all the big tournaments.

I always preferred clay, but I never completely understood the players who skip the grass season... and I'm pretty sure that with some time Del Potro could become a good grass court player.

Caralimon

02-02-2007, 11:52 PM

If I am not wrong, he will lose 20 points.

15 of the 2nd round in Viña and 5 of the 1st round in Buenos Aires.

The 10 points from Costa Do Sauipe, he will defend them in Memphis.

He will lose 9 points from Viña and 5 from Costa. And in that Memphis week he will need to win his first round to add a couple of points (10 points with a first round win, 35 with a QF spot).

Hendu

02-03-2007, 03:25 AM

He will lose 9 points from Viña and 5 from Costa. And in that Memphis week he will need to win his first round to add a couple of points (10 points with a first round win, 35 with a QF spot).

Where do you get those numbers from?

As I understand it, Del Potro got 15 points from the second round in Viña, 5 points from the first round in Bs.As. and 10 points from the first round in Costa do Sauipe after coming off the qualies.

Maybe I am wrong but I think Memphis gives 25 points for a first round win (thats reaching R/16) and 60 for a QF.

http://stevegtennis.com/factsheets/2006/a-memphis.htm

Am I missing something?

Del Potro has 15 points from Viña, but replace it with his 19th result and you'll have 9 points less. Then replace Costa's points with his 20th result and you get 5 points less (anyways he'll have his Memphis points by then).

You are right about Memphis, I didn't know the ATP had increased the amount of points this year (last year, a player received 5 points for a 1st round and 15 for a 2nd).

And how is Del Potro losing Costa do Sauipe's points if the Brazilian tournament last year was held in the 8th week (the week when Memphis is played).

Buenos Aires and Costa changed weeks.

As I see it Del Potro will lose Buenos Aires and Viña's points and going to defend Costa do Sauipe's points in Memphis.

I never said he was losing Costa's points in the 7th week, I just omitted Buenos Aires.

Hendu

02-03-2007, 05:35 AM

Del Potro has 15 points from Viña, but replace it with his 19th result and you'll have 9 points less. Then replace Costa's points with his 20th result and you get 5 points less (anyways he'll have his Memphis points by then).

You are right about Memphis, I didn't know the ATP had increased the amount of points this year (last year, a player received 5 points for a 1st round and 15 for a 2nd).

I never said he was losing Costa's points in the 7th week, I just omitted Buenos Aires.

He loses 9 from Viña and defends the 10 points from Costa do Sauipe in Memphis.

He is not defending Buenos Aires points, but its irrelevant to his immediate ranking, because it was a non-countable tournament.

*Ljubica*

02-03-2007, 12:42 PM

:lol:

You are so lucky being close to all those tournaments!!!

I am not a big fan of grass either, but every player who has aspirations to reach the top should play all the big tournaments.

I always preferred clay, but I never completely understood the players who skip the grass season... and I'm pretty sure that with some time Del Potro could become a good grass court player.

Yes, he is tall with a big serve. and he moves well. I think you could be right. Lots of the Argie players seem to have a mental block against it, but JM has already said he prefers harder, faster surfaces, so with some work and practice, he could do well :)

16681

02-06-2007, 03:06 AM

As of 2/5/07 Juan's ranking according to the ATP Site is #67.

maria87

02-12-2007, 10:35 AM

As of 2/5/07 Juan's ranking according to the ATP Site is #67.

yes, i just saw it! repoters said this week-end he is the youngest top 100!
:) :worship:

*Ljubica*

02-19-2007, 05:47 PM

Week commecing 19/02/07 - JM's ranking down only two places to Number 69.

Hendu

02-28-2007, 06:09 PM

26/02/07

#67

I have the feeling he will jump around ten spots in the ranking this week.

Hendu

03-01-2007, 10:51 PM

26/02/07

#67

I have the feeling he will jump around ten spots in the ranking this week.

me and my feelings... :smash:

Hendu

03-02-2007, 11:26 PM

now Korolev is taking advantage of the week draw...

lost opportunity, but now we are going to Indian Wells and he has nothing to defend there.

*Ljubica*

03-12-2007, 08:08 PM

Week commencing 5th March - JM is at Number 65 :)

*Ljubica*

03-19-2007, 05:29 PM

Well I don't begin to understand the ranking system - LOL - but as of week commencing 19/03/07, Juan's ranking is up to 63, which I think is his highest ever! :)

Hendu

04-02-2007, 05:00 PM

#58 Del Potro, Juan Martin (ARG) 643 +5

Del Potro is Top 60.

But this week he will play Davis Cup, and won't be able to defend the points from his victory in Aguascalientes Challenger, so he will probably go down some spots.

*Ljubica*

09-10-2007, 12:05 PM

Nice to see Juan has cracked the Top 50 for the first time! He is there at Number 50 in today's rankings. Congratulations :)

skywater

09-11-2007, 01:18 AM

Congratulations:wavey: :angel:

Maxinefilo

09-16-2007, 06:43 AM

It's possible that Juan Martin win some positions during the next tournaments...
He must defend 142 points....
Good luck Juan Martin

Hendu

08-02-2008, 07:04 AM

July 28th, 2008.

#25 (1090 points)

His best ranking ever and the 2nd best Argentine (The 1st being Nalbandian)

Getta

08-11-2008, 12:20 AM

Juan went up to #19 (1260 points) and reached a new career high ATP ranking. :yippee:

Hendu

08-11-2008, 12:36 AM

It would be great if Del Potro manages to get where Djokovic and Murray are now, by this time next year.

Congrats to JMDP for reaching the top ten! This did not seem really possible at the start of this year.

I hope he takes care of this ranking and does not burn out at the end of this year. I think he should skip Vienna and maybe Basel focus on the Madrid, Paris, Shanghai (if he makes it which seems like a good possiblity) and DC.

cobalt60

10-05-2008, 01:26 AM

Amazing :) After the injuries that had one concerned about whether he would be able to play top tennis again lookee here;)

Hendu

10-06-2008, 04:23 AM

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x60/josepe06/topten.jpg

Ten bananas for the new Top Ten!!!!!!!!!!

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

GinaPL

10-06-2008, 08:12 AM

it looks sooooo good :D

Congrats Juan!

Hendu

11-02-2008, 03:41 AM

Juan Martín qualified for the Masters Cup for the first time in his career.

Great Delpo!!!!

:yeah:

Good Luck in Shanghai... but remember you have to play the DC final. ;)

ellen_

11-02-2008, 11:18 AM

I'm so happy he's qualified for the Masters Cup :banana: He really deserved it after the past season. I hope he's not too tired to give it all at DC final and in Shanghai. Vamos Juan :yeah:

cobalt60

11-02-2008, 11:48 AM

Juan Martín qualified for the Masters Cup for the first time in his career.

Great Delpo!!!!

:yeah:

Good Luck in Shanghai... but remember you have to play the DC final. ;)

I agree. I would assume/hope that DC is more important at this time for him.
Either way best to him and what a way to end the year :hatoff:

martine2

11-02-2008, 11:50 AM

Very glad for him :yeah: :yeah:

But yes, please keep DC final in mind...

Getta

11-03-2008, 12:44 AM

Week starting November 3rd, Juan is up to No.8 (new career high ATP ranking) with 1845 points. :)

Juan Martín qualified for the Masters Cup for the first time in his career.

Great Delpo!!!!

:yeah:

Good Luck in Shanghai... but remember you have to play the DC final. ;)